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before me and had already drawn and there were two numbers left PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING
and of course number three was the one that was picked. I drew IN PERSONAL TRAINING SUITES
number two and of course the last candidate that arrived had to go
first, definitely not the fair way to do it. GET MOTIVATED...GET BALANCED

The next event was another property owners association Let’s get together!
candidate forum and up until the night of the event we had no
knowledge of how long we were going to be able to speak. This PERSONAL TRAINING GETS RESULTS
always made it difficult because it makes a difference of what
I could say in two minutes versus three and whether we would • Lose Weight
have closing remarks or not. Well the president of the association • Build Your Strength and Core
made it very clear that we were going to be allowed three minutes • Tone Up and Firm your Body
and if we ran over that time limit she would have no problem • Gain Balance for Safety
telling us to stop immediately. I always heeded those warnings • Improve Your Posture
and made sure I didn’t run over. I spoke first that evening and • Metabolic Testing/Nutritional Counseling
used my allotted time with no penalties. The next candidate did
the same, and I was using my timer on my iPhone just for my own Health.. Wellness.. Success
edification. When the last candidate spoke and the timer went
past the three minute mark I glared at the time keeper and she At FT you will get experienced trainers and a Dr. of
just let him keep speaking for an extra 54 seconds. I would never Physical Therapy who can advise you specifically to
say anything because then it’s perceived as being a crybaby but it
was just another example of unfairness. meet your needs!

My final smile-able memory was on February 29th, at the Old Call Us Today!
Naples Associations Candidate debate. They had the event at the 239.263.9348
Norris Center and it was our last debate before the election. They
had a sold out audience and I will say in all fairness to them that 335 14th Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102
they tried their very best to make it an evenly balanced night. They fitnesstogether.com/naples
even spiced it up to make it different from all the other debates
and forums we had faced. They had a lightning round of true and
false questions that we had to answer and the order was supposed
to be mixed up. However our moderator decided after about 45
seconds of doing this that he couldn’t keep track of whose turn it
was so he said that I would just go first for the rest of the rounds.
The questions were difficult and some I just guessed at because they
never did say whether the correct answer was true or false so it
really didn’t matter. It was fun and by the time this debate was
finished so were we with being on the campaign trail.

In two years when there will be a City Council Election I am
volunteering right now to any group that will be hosting forums/
debates that I will help each and every one of them that asks me to
make sure they are fair for all candidates.

Well, I guess you know by now that I was elected to serve you as
your Mayor for the next four years. I am honored to be back and the
bar has been raised and set for myself, the newly elected Council
members, and our current sitting Council members. The voters sent
a clear message and on behalf of all of us we will strive to live up to
your expectations.

The other piece of good news is I will keep writing in Life in
Naples which as you know I thoroughly enjoy and look forward to a
continuing literary relationship with all of you. Yes, I will keep my
sense of humor as well!

You may e-mail me at mayorbill@naplesgov.com I do respond!

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